(p. 818) bhīṣma terrible. n. a character of the Mahabharata. ভীষ্মের প্রতিজ্ঞা an unalterable or resolute vow or pledge; a firm resolve. 9)

(p. 820) bhūmikā a preface, a preamble, an introductory talk preceding a speech or action; a prologue; a presage; assumption of a dress or disguise; transfiguration; a role, a part. ভূমিকা গ্রহণ করা v. to take up a role; to take up the role of, to act as. 16)

(p. 802) bhabēśa Lord Shiva; God Shiva. 60)

(p. 813) bhālāi welfare, weal; good, wellbeing. 36)

(p. 825) bhōja a feast; a banquet; a meal; a repast. ভোজ দেওয়া v. to give or hold a feast; to entertain at a feast or dinner. নৈশভোজ, সান্ধ্যভোজ n. supper; dinner. মধ্যাহ্নভোজ n. lunch, luncheon. ভোজের পোশাক n. a dinner-suit. 7)

(p. 823) bhēbaḍ়ānō to be confounded or stupefied with fear, amazement etc. 14)

(p. 820) bhūsbāmī a landowner; a landlord, a zeminder; a king. fem. ভূস্বামিনী a female landowner; a landowner's wife; a queen. 22)

(p. 816) bhijā, bhējā to get wet; to soak with water or any other liquid; to soften by being steeped in water or any other liquid; (fig.) to soften emotionally (মন ভেজা). a. wet; soaked with or steeped in water etc.; containing water or vapour, damp, hydrous, vapoury (ভেজা বাতাস). ̃নো v. to make wet; to soak with or steep in water etc.; to soften by steeping in water etc. 17)

(p. 823) bhēṭērākhānā an inn; a place full of confused uproar (cp. bedlam). 6)

(p. 813) bhāṣya an explanation; a commentary; annotation, gloss. ভাষ্য করা v. to explain; to make a commentary of; to annotate; to gloss. ̃কার n. an explainer; a commentator; an annotator; a glosser, a glossarist.

(p. 823) bhējānō2 to close lightly (a door, window. etc.) without bolting, to close. 2)

(p. 802) bhaba essence, existence, ease; birth, origination; attainment; the material or mundane world, the earth, the universe; God; Shiva (শিব); weal, welfare. ̃কারণ n. the Creator, the First Cause, God. ̃কারা n. the world conceived as a prison for created beings, the prison of earth. ̃ঘুরে a. (lit.) roving all over the world, leading a wandering life; vagabond. n. a vagabond. ̃ঘুরেমি n. vagabondism, vagabondage. ̃তারণ a. delivering from earthly life; giving salvation. ̃তারিণী a. fem. of ̃তারণ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃ধব n. the Lord of the universe, God. ̃পার n. deliverance from the earthly life. ̃পারাবার same as ভবার্ণব । ̃বন্ধন n. the bondage or bond of earthly life; earthly attachment (and also responsibilities). ̃ভয় n. the fears of mortal existence. ̃ভয়তারণ, ̃ভয়বারণ a. & n. (one) who delivers or protects from the evils of earthly life. ˜ভার n. the burden of the world (esp. as borne by God); the burden of earthly life (as borne by mortals). ̃লীলা n. one's activities upon the earth, activities of one's mortal life. ভাবলীলা সাঙ্গ করা v. to die. ̃লোক, ̃সংসার n. the world; earthly life. ̃সমুদ্র, ̃সাগর, ̃সিন্ধু same as ভবার্ণব । ভবের খেলা same as ভবলীলা । 47)

(p. 802) bhaṭṭa one of a class of heralds professionally singing or reciting family panegyrics; a panegyrist; a learned man, a scholar, a pundit; a teacher, a master. ̃পল্লি n. a village or locality inhabited by a large number of pundits. ভট্টাচার্য n. a title of some Brahmans. ভট্টারক n. a learned man, a scholar, a king, a prince; the sun. পরমভট্টারক n. a title of honour applied to a king, His Majesty or Your Majesty. 34)

(p. 825) bhōmara1 a drill, an auger. 19)

(p. 808) bhān̐jā to fold, to plait; (mus.) to hum or utter esp. to practise (সুর ভাঁজা); to move or brandish or wave (মুগুর ভাঁজা); to exercise with (ডাম্বেল ভাঁজা); to shuffle (as playing cards); (usu. dero.) to excogitate, to devise, to scheme (ফন্দি ভাঁজা). 17)